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About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a small village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 319, made up of 148 males and 171 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,155 females per 1000 males. The village covers 360 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 360 hectares
Population 319
Male Population 148
Female Population 171
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,155
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 360 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Gamhariya

Gamhariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamhariya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamhariya from other places

Gamhariya lies about 14 km from Lohardaga. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gamhariya
District headquarters Lohardaga 14 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 24 km

Villages closest to Gamhariya

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Peshrar tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gamhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 319. That makes it the 34th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Gamhariya village has 148 males and 171 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 1155 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Gamhariya is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhariya covers 360 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamhariya falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gamhariya notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gamhariya.

Gamhariya is about 14 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhariya is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 14 km away. Peshrar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mungo (under 2 km), Turiyadih (2.1 km) and Birhni (2.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gamhariya today is likely to be higher.

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